The Gussie Wortham Foundation, which is non-profit, helps in the prevention of domestic violence, working in conjunction with the City of Hartford and State of Connecticut to provide resources to survivors of domestic violence, including relocation, medical and mental treatment, legal advocacy and mentoring.

Gussie Wortham, murdered in 1981, was the older sister of Kenneth Thompson.

The deadline for team entry is this coming Friday, Aug. 7. There are divisions for all ages (middle school through adult, and even a wheelchair division) of men's and women's basketball.